Enrollment Demographics for Post-Secondary Graduates in Colorado
data.colorado.gov | Last Updated 13 May 2024Demographics for all enrollees in post-secondary institutions, including gender, race, etc. From the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), since 2001.
This dataset has the following 19 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | year | number | Year of record. Changes from source: derived by removing the {PREFIX} from Data Type field. | 2018 2019 2020 2021 view top 100 |
| institutionName | institutionname | text | The name of the institution. Changes from source: 'Western State University' replaced 'Western State Colorado University' for older years records to maintain consistancy for queries on this university. | University of Colorado Denver University of Colorado Boulder Front Range Community College Colorado State University Community College of Denver view top 100 |
| institutionLevelId | institutionlevelid | number | Machine readable coded number 2=College or 4=University. Change from source: derived from the original database field InstitutionType. | 4 2 view top 100 |
| institutionLevel | institutionlevel | text | Human readable column. Changes from source: colum created and populated from the original database field InstitutionType by mapping the number value to 2=College 4=University. | University College view top 100 |
| institutionType | institutiontype | text | Indicates whether the university is public or private. Derived from the CDHE Colleges & Universities database. | Public view top 100 |
| taxType | taxtype | text | Describes whether the institution is a non-profit or has another tax designation. Derived from the CDHE Colleges & Universities database. | Not-for-Profit view top 100 |
| division | division | text | Describes the agency aggregating the data. Derived from the CDHE Colleges & Universities database. | DHE view top 100 |
| ageDesc | agedesc | text | The age range of sample. | 25-40 17-20 21-24 Over 40 Under 17 view top 100 |
| max | max | number | Maximum age from the age description. Changes from source: derived by splitting the ageDesc field and taking the higher end of the value as the max value. 'Over' is set to null values as an unbounded range, and treated as an empty value. | 40 20 24 17 view top 100 |
| min | min | number | Minimum age from the age description. Changes from source: derived by splitting the ageDesc field and taking the lower end of the value as the min value. 'Under' is set to null values as an unbounded range, treated as an empty value. | 25 17 21 40 view top 100 |
| gender | gender | text | Gender of student. Values are: Male, Female, Unknown | Female Male Unknown view top 100 |
| ethnicity | ethnicity | text | Ethnicity of student. Values are: Asian or Pacific Islander; Black, non-Hispanic; Hispanic; Native American or Alaskan Native; Non-Resident Alien; Unknown Ethnicity; White, non-Hispanic | White Hispanic of any race Two or more races Race and Ethnicity unknown Black or African American view top 100 |
| studentLevel | studentlevel | text | Student level as either Undergraduate or Graduate. | Undergraduate Graduate view top 100 |
| degreeLevel | degreelevel | text | Degree level of the student. Values are: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Doctoral, Masters, OtherGraduate, Professional, Specialist. | Associate Bachelor Certificate Masters Doctoral view top 100 |
| residencyId | residencyid | number | Machine readable coded column denoting if student is in-state or out-of-state. Derived from splitting the number from residency value. 'in-state' : 1, 'out-of-state' :2, 'unclassified/unspecified' :3 | 1 2 3 view top 100 |
| residency | residency | text | Human readable column derived from original residency retaining the text value. Values are: In-State, Out-Of-State, Unclassified. Changes from source: Values of Unclassified, Unknown have been changed to 'Unclassified' | In-State Out-of-State Unclassified view top 100 |
| registrationStatusId | registrationstatusid | number | Machine readable clolumn describes the current admission status of the student. Derived from splitting the Registration Status original value and retaining the number. | 5 1 3 7 6 view top 100 |
| registrationStatus | registrationstatus | text | Human readable column describes the current admission status of the student. Values include: Continuing or Readmit, First Time, High school concurrent, Study abroad, with no hours of any kind, Summer Only. Derived from splitting the Registration Status original value and retaining the text portion. | Continuing or Readmit First Time Transfer High school concurrent Study abroad, with no hours of any kind view top 100 |
| recordCount | recordcount | text | Record Count. Changes from source: Replaced all * values to null values so that the field type can be treated as an integer field for numerical queries. | * 10 11 12 13 view top 100 |